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From the Flying Poft

... lane j has ever feen its equal. Mr. Smith, of this Place, bought a Negro fome Time ago, who had been come long from the West Indies, where he had lived six Years. The Fellow was tall and big bonn'd, but thin and meager, a::. from his firft Coming, was ...

Published: Tue 09 Nov 1725
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1111 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, Jan. 3

... c That the most Christian King would not permit the English to seize upon the Galleons, or make any « Conquests in the West- Indies, at the Expence of 'SDainj but for the prefent declined'joining with 4 Spain for feveral weighty Reafons ; one was, that ...

Published: Tue 08 Jan 1740
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 531 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, Nov. 6. Port

... sailed from St. Helen's, under the Command of Sir Chaloner Ogle and Commodore Gascoign, the 26th of October, 1740. for the West-Indies, viz. The Russel, Shrewsbury, Boyne, Princess Ca- roline, Chichester, Torbay, Norfolk, Cumber- land, and Princess Amelia ...

Published: Tue 11 Nov 1740
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 438 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Op LONDON, April 9

... laid on all Shipping there. We hear that 2 Ships of 90 Guns, one of 50, and one of 40, will in a short time sail for the West- Indies, with the Store and Merchants Ships bound for those Parts. Warrants are sent down for victualling his Ma- jesty's Ships ...

Published: Tue 14 Apr 1741
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 545 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

From the St. James's Evening Poft, Aug. I

... cover some great Design of quite another Nature; perhaps to hinder an English Squadron from sailing at this Juncture to the West Indies, where, beyond all Doubt, the French are on the Point of executing some Project of Import- ance. Copenhagen, July 16, O ...

Published: Tue 06 Aug 1745
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 448 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ADVERTISEMENTS. §*§ Whereas b, the Deereet* Arbitral, andof Ranking of me CREDITOR:: of William Douglas of GLEN ..

... ftry Carpets, Walnut tree Chairs, Grates, &c. The Sale to begin at 10 o'clock Forenoon, and co continue till all is fold. WEST-INDI A RUM, Old and very well flavoured, to be fold by Alexander Houfton Merchant io Glafgow the Importer, at Nine Shillings the ...

Published: Mon 10 Mar 1746
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1028 | Page: 4 | Tags: Classifieds 

E DI NB U.RG-.H; lane 2,

... Evening the Hiberna of Piscadaway, Rijan, from Amsterdam, with Cable-yarn, Raisins and Bale Goods, for St. John's in the West Indies. The Hope of Lancaster, Roper, in Ballast, from Sligo for Riga, The Nansy of Peal of Fudore, Parker, in Ballast, from Greenock ...

Published: Mon 02 Jun 1746
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 477 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

From the Whitehall E

... him in his intended Expedition to the East- Indies, and was to send some Frigates with the Fleet of Merchant Ships to the West-Indies. This Morning Capt. Bruce, of the Guards, was found dead in his Bed, at his Lodgings in Thatcht House-Court, he was in good ...

Published: Mon 23 Nov 1747
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 544 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

from Iffy** Letter, London, March 17

... Coast of Cadiz, we doubt not of hearing good News from thence, since 18 of the Galleons , outward bound for the Spanish West Indies, are upon the sailing from Cadiz, though they are conveyed by 6 Spanish Men of War arrived at Cadiz From Carthagena, and ...

Published: Tue 22 Mar 1748
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Account of the Assie

... the Spaniards found themselves under of having Negroes from Africa, to be employed as Slaves in the Mines of the Spanish West-Indies, gave room to the Conclusion of a Treaty on the 27th of Au- gust, 1701, between the Kings of Spain and France made with ...

Published: Tue 18 Oct 1748
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 525 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON

... 2000 Dollars, which were concealed fn a Beef- Barrel. This is supposed to be one of the laft Prizes taken this War in the West- Indies. Newcaftle, Dec. 24. We heir that the two Tranfports viz. the Neptune, Thornton, and the Liberty and Pro- perty, Meek, ...

Published: Tue 03 Jan 1749
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 487 | Page: 2 | Tags: none